Learning to Trust Yourself Again | Alison Rand
Learning to Trust Yourself Again | Alison Rand
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Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place.
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In this episode, Wendy talks with memoirist and former actress Alison Rand, whose extraordinary life journey has been shaped by loss, love, reinvention, and the profound wisdom of her beloved dog, Dea. Alison shares how writing two deeply honest memoirs helped her understand her own resilience, navigate grief, and ultimately learn to trust herself again. Through humor, vulnerability, and the lens of a dog’s-eye view, she offers a moving reflection on identity, connection, and what it means to choose yourself after life has asked you to begin again.
They explore:
- How self-trust grows after years of doubt, loss, and seeking external permission
- The transformative power of memoir, and why writing from her dog’s perspective changed everything
- Loneliness, connection, and the healing impact of the human–animal bond
Tune in for a tender, wise, and unexpectedly joyful conversation about resilience, reinvention, and the stories that shape us.
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